2026 NCDA Global Conference
AGENDA

IN-PERSON CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Agenda Times listed below are Eastern time zone. The Agenda is subject to change. 

For information on a typical NCDA Global Career Development Conference, please review the 2025 NCDA Conference Program Book.

Conference Session Listing (subject to change)

Continuing Education Hours Available

Professional Development Institutes

June 29, 2026
7:45 am - 12:00 pm

PDI #1 Career Constellations, Storytelling, and Playful Pedagogy: Applying Evidence-Based Career Interventions to Promote Career Resiliency
Discover how elements of playful pedagogy (wonder, choice, joy), narrative approaches, and career constellation frameworks catalyzes creative resilience and innovation in clients and students. Explore evidence-based frameworks, experience hands-on, practical labs and discussions, and leave with ready-to-use activities, templates, and an evaluation plan to implement in courses, counseling, and programs.
Candy Ho, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Michael Stebleton, University of Minnesota

PDI #2 Finish Well Beyond 50: Creative Solutions to Impact and Scale Resilience with Older Adults to Find Grace, Dignity and Mischief
Experience, evaluate, adapt the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's Colorado State University program helping adults find community, reframe retirement, and gain clarity and confidence about "what's next." Test proven methods and activities, engage with tools, role play to replicate with your clients, community or institution. Teach back learnings from clips. This program (always over-subscribed) includes four short courses, one full-day retreat and follow-up activities and draws from NCDA publication "Career Coaching: Fundamentals, Applications, and Future Directions" by Maietta (2022).
Rich Feller, Colorado State University and Mark Franklin, University of Toronto

PDI #3 Creative Resilience: Integrating Art Therapy and Career Counseling to Foster Adaptation and Growth
Career-related shocks and setbacks are a common occurrence for most people. During this hands-on workshop, participants will engage in hands-on, traditional and creative activities designed to help their clients explore and fortify their career resiliency in the face of career uncertainty. Benefits of arts-based, visually focused interventions will be emphasized.
Debra Osborn, Florida State University and Barbara Parker Bell, Florida State University

PDI #4 Career Construction Counseling Principles and Practice
Career construction counseling provides a means for people across life’s diverse spectrum to use work to actively master what they passively suffer. Integrating theory and practice, session participants will engage in learning and practicing career construction counseling and its core method, the Career Construction Interview. Designed for a general audience.
Jackie Peila-Shuster, Colorado State University, Mark Savickas, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Hande Sensoy Briddick, South Dakota State University, Kevin Glavin, Walden University, Brian Taber, Oakland University, Julie Hill, University of Arkansas, Chris Briddick, South Dakota State University

June 29, 2026
1:15 - 5:30 pm

PDI #5 Organizational Career Development 101
This interactive PDI prepares career development professionals to expand their influence within organizations. Participants will explore key concepts, theories, and tools for creating integrated career development systems that link individual growth with organizational performance, positioning themselves as capable change agents for meaningful workplace transformation.
Hyung Joon Yoon, The Pennsylvania State University

PDI #6 Hope in Depth: Integrating Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology to Create Authentic, Resilient Careers and Lives
This workshop integrates Hope-Action Theory and Depth Psychology to help participants build authentic, resilient career plans. Through interactive exercises, attendees will create their own career plan while learning techniques they can apply with clients, emphasizing meaning, creativity, and adaptability in career decision-making.
Spencer Niles, William & Mary

PDI #7 Living Your Values: Designing a Career and Life Aligned with What Matters Most
Discover how aligning career choices with personal values fuels resilience and clarity. This hands-on workshop immerses participants in reflection, storytelling, and design activities to clarify values, envision multiple futures, and build facilitation skills for guiding clients toward purpose-driven, sustainable careers.
Mark Danaher, Careers By Design, LLC

PDI #8 AI in Action: Creatively Using AI to Enhance Career Counseling Delivery - A Demonstration
This interactive session shows how AI supports career counseling through 36 activities across 11 categories. Participants will co-create a client case, explore real-time ChatGPT applications with a supporting prompt workbook, and engage in dialogue on AI’s opportunities, limitations, and its implications for counselor relevance in an AI-driven era.
Robert London, R.M. London

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